Pan-lid



J. R. SHAWLEY.

PAN LID.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. l0. 1919.

1,317,045. Patentedsept. 23, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 23, 1919.

Application filed February 10, 1919. Serial No. 276,052.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES It. SHAWLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Huntingdon, in the county of Huntingdon and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPan-Lids, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention has for its object to provide an inexpensive and compactlid for pans and cooking utensils consisting of a series of separablesections which may be removed from. or applied to a center body sectionas necessity requires to adapt the lid to pans of varying sizes.

Another object is the provision of conveniently releasable meansmaintaining the lid sections in assembled relation which may beeffectively utilized as handles for handling the sections subsequent totheir separation.

With these and other objects in View as will appear as the descriptionproceeds, the invention comprises the novel features of construction,combination and arrangement of elements which will be more-fullydescribed in the following specification and set forth withparticularity in the claims appended hereto.

In the drawings:

Figure l represents a plan view of the improved lid, and

Fig. 2 represents a transverse sectlonal view therethrough showing thelid applied to a pan the latter being partially broken away.

Referring to the drawings :in detail, wherein similar reference numeralsdesig nate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral5 indicates the center or body section which is of circular form andpreferably of such diameter as to ft comparatively small pans and inorder to adapt 'the lid to pans of larger sizes, a series of annulardetachable sections 6 and 7 are removably a plied thereto. Adiametrically disposed liandle 8 is attached to the center section 5 andthe edge thereof is turned or crimped to provide a depending flange 9which when the center section is used separately is adapted to overliethe top edge of a relatively small pan or other cooking utensil. Each ofthe outer sections 6 and 7 is nearly identical in general constructionexcept that the section 7 is of greater diameter than the section 6 andalthough only'two outer or annular sections are here shown as appliedand associated with the center section` it is evident that as manysection may be employed as necessary to obtain a lid of the desiredsize.

The inner edge of each of the annular seetions 6 and 7 is formed with acircular groove 10 forming a seat for the depending flange 9 of thecenter section or for the depending flange ll formed at the outer edgeof the respective annular sections whereby the sections are readilycentered and retained in proper relative assembled relation.

The intermediate annular section 6 is provided with flat leaf-likesprings 12 pivotally secured at 13 adjacent the groove 10 and of suchlength as to overlie the center section 5 and secure the center andintermediate sections together. The free terminals'of the springs areturned back to provide handles 14 whereby the spring retaining membersmay be conveniently turned upon their pivots 13 and, incidentally, maybe utilized to handle the intermediate section independent of the centersection 5.

The outer annular section 7 is provided with a pair of spring retainingmembers l5 which are identical in construction to the retaining members12 and are pivotally secured in position by pins 16 and are adapted tooverlie the intermediate section 6 to secure the sections in properrelative positions.'

What I claim is:

A pan lid including a circular center section. intermediate and outersections, depending flanges carried by the outer edges of the severalsections, the intermediate and outer sections having grooved inner edgesassembled relation, said retaining membersV having angular directedterminals for facilitating adjustment of the latter and oonstitut JAMESR. SHAWLEYg i Copies of this patetsmay#bewbtanedxfonvefce'ntsleach,byadressingtthezlcommssioner of Patents,

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